Summary

Following Donald Trump’s election victory, women are experiencing a surge in misogynistic harassment online, with phrases like “your body, my choice” trending as men taunt women about reproductive rights.

The phrase, co-opted from feminist slogans, reflects heightened hostility, with reports of threats on platforms like TikTok and X/Twitter.

This backlash arises as Trump’s administration, alongside VP-elect JD Vance, raises concerns about potential federal restrictions on abortion.

Even without a federal ban, existing state laws have already limited access to reproductive care, contraception, and increased maternal health risks.

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    9 months ago

    I’ve seen it already too. Was playing overwatch and the enemy tank was talking shit to our tank and he responded with “I’m glad trump won so someone will rape mercy.” Was quite jarring tbh

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      9 months ago

      One of my friends had some rough experiences in some communities after it. I’d have to dig up the screenshots but it was atrocious. She’s not even American but she flat out said it made her want to take a break from online for a while.

      I’ve never seen anything like it considering the game we play together tends to have a more progressive and welcoming community that lashes out against open misconduct like that.

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    9 months ago

    These people are so filled with fucking hate.

    Like, seriously, no small wonder nobody actually wants to fuck you.

    Yet conservative women always are so confused why their partners are such shitheads who don’t treat them respectfully.

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      9 months ago

      The alternative was apparently not inspiring enough to vote for. You know, someone who isn’t that.

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        Yes, because Americans are idiots who think that they have to vote for someone they like rather than STOP A FASCIST DICTATOR.

        Jesus Christ.

        Enjoy never having your vote count again.

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          People at my spouse’s workplace were high-fiving each other on Wednesday. This country is just a goddamn middle school.

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            I’ve wanted to cry since Wednesday morning but it’s just not coming out. I’m just too numb. If I was around people like that though, I might have been able to find somewhere to go cry.

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              Yeah, same, I’ve been largely numb and cold, more angry than scared or wanting to cry, but it wouldn’t be immediately apparent when you talk to me in person (not that I let anyone get close enough to do that these days). Part of it is that we’ve been through it before—last time, he was still an unknown quantity, a question mark. However, we have more than an inkling as to what sort of inhuman shit to expect this time around, so we best spend some time getting prepared.

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              9 months ago

              you should go cry it out squid. grab your friends and partake in your favorite drug you really do need an emotional release.

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              FS, I’m so sorry, I’m not trying to be an absolute dick here though it will sound like it.

              I saw this coming miles away, hence sending my family to Europe.

              I desperately hoped I was wrong (and Kamala taking over made me dare to dream), but I knew the worst bits of my country too well.

              I really fucking wish I had a better plan right now, this is like the end scene of Empire, but with so much less hope. :(

              Am I crazy, or did we feel less helpless the first time around?

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    9 months ago

    why do people spend so much time being awful

    I didn’t think there was a most pathetic way to out yourself as a rapist

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    9 months ago

    A campaign run by trolls wasn’t just gonna stop trolling once they win. Of course they were gonna double down with being awful people.

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    9 months ago

    It’s a darth vader cosplay fetish. They wanna be a cool bad guy.

    Except just the shitty parts, minus the cool costume, powers, or voice. Then they try to convince themselves it’s working with seven laughing-too-hard emojis.

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    The fact these losers (misogynists) don’t even have shame in what they’re saying and are not afraid of the repercussions, this could have on their personal/work lives, by saying all this fucked up shit, just makes it even awful tbh. There is really no justice.

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    9 months ago

    I play counter strike with my partner. She usually gets plenty of hate, but the days after the election have been way worse.

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    9 months ago

    I’m so happy I switched to an instance that blocks grad, ml and hex, I can’t imagine the shitshow it should be for those that still want to tolerate at least hex.

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        9 months ago

        I’m on lemmy.cafe for now… so far so good, but I’m always up to jumping ship if I have to, I usually delete my content once per week so I have nothing to lose anyway (I’m still icky about Lemmy not permanently deleting someone’s content and just hidding it).

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    9 months ago

    Said a different way:

    “In Trump’s America, rapists get to choose their baby’s mama”

    If that’s horrific to you too, sorry. See you at the support meeting later where we will be taking money to help people and companies relo to CO or NY where rights are temporarily enshrined regionally where even reinstating “Chevron” should preserve the for a while.

    If people who’ve terminated a pregnancy in NYC go to FL, or even get on a long domestic flight, are they at risk of arrest when they enter or pass through the confederate states?